By Russell Shaw
For months after the Supreme Court abruptly legalized abortion in its Roe v. Wade decision in January 1973, people who welcomed the result repeatedly declared that the struggle over abortion had now come to a close. The Supreme Court had spoken, the matter was settled, and pro-lifers could pack up and go home. Some of […]
1/7/15
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By Arland Nichols
The proliferation of literature about the sexual and marital habits of “millennials” is staggering. Research indicates a casual approach to sexual intimacy and marriage. Marriage is increasingly postponed or rejected in favor of transitional “trial marriages” or temporary live-in situations glamorized today in popular media as “the next step” in intimate relationships. The intimate relationship […]
1/7/15
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By Fr. William Saunders
Is there any scientific evidence for the star mentioned in the Gospel, which guided the Three Kings to adore Baby Jesus, or is it just a literary image used to make a spiritual point?
1/7/15
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By Elizabeth Foss
“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” — L.M. Montgomery I love this Anne of Green Gables quote. It is nice to awaken to a new day, fresh without any mistakes yet in it. The celebration of the new year is a little like that, […]
1/6/15
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By Soren Johnson
“What’s your favorite time of the year?” I asked my 7-year-old son the other day. Without a pause, he nearly shouted, “Christmas Eve.” Fellow dads, listen up. We can read our kids’ excitement in two starkly different ways. How we hear and act on these words in the remaining days of Advent will determine whether […]
12/17/14
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By Katie Scott
The Catholic Church uses our senses - with the aroma of incense, the sounds of the choir, the images of the Nativity and the crucifixion - to draw us deeper into the cyclical mysteries of the liturgical seasons.
11/19/14
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By Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk
In the current debate over gay marriage, people sometimes ask: Who should define marriage? Democrats or Republicans in Congress? The Supreme Court? Should it be put to a referendum, allowing the majority to choose a definition? We can identify two kinds of “definitions” when it comes to marriage. The first touches on the essence, the […]
10/15/14
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By Christina Capecchi
“Lena Dunham is not done confessing.” That’s the headline of The New York Times Magazine profile just published about the actress-turned-memoirist, and it couldn’t be more apt. Though I’ve never seen an episode of her highly rated, super-raunchy, nudity-filled HBO show “Girls,” I consider Lena something of a cultural case study, given how often she […]
9/30/14
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The baptism of the Lord